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The CISO in 2026 enables business innovation, says Steve Martano

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Julie DiMauro

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The Chief Information Security Officer has become Problem Solver in Chief, trying to solve for risk issues that have business, customer, compliance, and legal implications.

I recently sat down with Steve Martano, partner at Artico Search’s Cyber Security Practice and a faculty member at IANS, the research institution that provides information security research, guidance, and peer networking for chief information security officers (CISOs) and their teams.

The IANS 2026 State of the CISO offers

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